All who handle the oars, the mariners and all the pilots of the sea, will come down from their ships. They will stand on the land,
and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes.
They will make themselves bald for you, and clothe themselves with sackcloth. They will weep for you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.
In their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, ‘Who is there like Tyre, like her who is brought to silence in the middle of the sea?’
When your wares went out of the seas, you filled many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.
In the time that you were broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company fell within you.
All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid. They are troubled in their face.
The merchants among the peoples hiss at you. You have become a terror, and you will be no more.” ’ ”
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v36 Whereby is meant a long time: for it was…
Whereby is meant a long time: for it was prophesied to be destroyed but seventy years, Isa. 23:15.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv29–36 Eze 27:29 And all that handle the oar, the…
Eze 27:29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, [and] all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
Ver. 29. And all that handle the oar.] That have escaped to land with their lives.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv29–36 In the allegory of a miserable shipwreck, the prophet…
In the allegory of a miserable shipwreck, the prophet sets forth Tyre’s fall, and in this verse he represents them all shifting out of the shattered sinking ship, in great confusion, and greater fear; the slaves quit the oars, the mariners throw up the tacklings, pilots leave the helm, all make for the long boat and the land, where they bewail their undone condition. Or it may be more literally understood thus; All sea-faring men, who got their living by service done for Tyre at sea, seeing her utterly broken, shall leave the ships, get to land, that elsewhere they may get employment, or by a timely flight save themselves, and bewail their old masters’ fall.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv29–35 And shall cause their voice to be heard against…
And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee,.... The rulers and governors of the city, for having taken a false step in provoking the enemy, and then holding out the siege no longer, as it was thought they might and would: or rather "over thee", or, "for thee" (h); mourning over the city, and lamenting its sad case; see Rev 18:9,
and shall cry bitterly; with great weeping, howling, and shrieking:
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and they shall cast dust upon their heads; a custom used in the eastern countries, in time of mourning and sorrow; see Rev 18:19,
and they shall wallow themselves in ashes: or roll themselves in them, another custom used in mourning; see Jer 6:26.
(h) "de te", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, "super te"; Piscator, Cocceius, Starckius.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 Shall come down - ln the allegory of a…
Shall come down - ln the allegory of a miserable shipwreck, the prophet sets forth the fall of Tyre; and in this verse he represents them all shifting out of the sinking ship, in great confusion.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv30, 32, 36 Verse 30. Shall cry bitterly] All that were on…
Verse 30. Shall cry bitterly] All that were on the land, seeing this dreadful sight, a gallant ship perishing with all her men and goods, are represented as setting up a dismal cry at this heart-rending sight. But what must they have felt who were on board? Reader, wert thou ever shipwrecked? Wert thou ever in a hurricane on a lee rocky shore, where the helm had lost its power, and the sails were rendered useless? Dost thou remember that apparently last moment, when the ship drove up to the tremendous rocks, riding on the back of a mountainous surge? Then what was the universal cry? Hast thou ever heard any thing so terrific? so appalling? so death and judgment-like? No. It is impossible. These are the circumstances, this is the cry, that the prophet describes; disorder, confusion, dismay, and ruin. And this is a scene which the present writer has witnessed, himself a part of the wretched, when all hope of life was taken away, the yawning gulf opened, and nothing presented itself to support body or soul but that GOD who gave to both their being, and ultimately rescued him and his forlorn companions from one of the worst of deaths, by heaving the ship from the rocks by the agency of a tremendous receding wave. My soul hath these things still in remembrance, and therefore is humbled within me.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v33 Eze 27:33-36. When thy wares, &c. — When thy…
Eze 27:33-36. When thy wares, &c. — When thy wares or manufactures were transported through the seas to every part, thou filledst many people — Didst supply the wants, or minister to the luxuries and pleasures, of many nations. Time was when thy wares, those of thy own making, and those that passed through thy hands, were exported to all parts of the world; then thou filledst many people, and didst enrich the kings of the earth and their kingdoms. But in the time when thou shalt be broken — As a ship that is wrecked at sea; thy merchandise and all thy company shall fall — They that used to be enriched by thee, shall be ruined with thee, as is usual in trade. All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished — Wondering greatly that ever such a change should be effected, that Tyre should fall. And their kings shall be sore afraid — Sensible how much less able they are to resist the conqueror and defend themselves than thou wast, and not knowing whom he will next attack. They shall be troubled in their countenance — They shall not be able to conceal the discomposure of their minds, but will show it evidently in their countenances. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee — By way of insult and derision; as men are apt to despise those in adversity, whom they courted and respected in prosperity. The Chaldee Paraphrase renders it, They shall be astonished; and this sense agrees better with the lamentations of the seafaring men, mentioned in the foregoing verses.
The following reflections by Bishop Newton, on the fall of Tyre, are peculiarly worthy of the reader’s attention: “Such hath been the fate of this city, once the most famous in the world for trade and commerce. But trade is a fluctuating thing: it passed from Tyre to Alexandria, from Alexandria to Venice, from Venice to Antwerp, from Antwerp to Amsterdam and London, the English rivalling the Dutch, as the French are now rivalling both. It behooves those who are in possession of it, to take the greatest care that they do not lose it. Liberty is a friend to that, as that is a friend to liberty. But the greatest enemy to both is licentiousness, which tramples upon all law and lawful authority, encourages riots and tumults, promotes drunkenness and debauchery, sticks at nothing to supply its extravagance, practises every art of illicit gain, ruins credit, ruins trade, and will in the end ruin liberty itself. Neither kingdoms nor commonwealths, neither public companies nor private persons, can long carry on a beneficial, flourishing trade without virtue, and what virtue teacheth, sobriety, industry, frugality, modesty, honesty, punctuality, humanity, charity, the love of our country, and the fear of God. The prophets will inform us how the Tyrians lost it; and the like causes will always produce the like effects.”
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv29, 31, 35 As Tyre is figured by a large vessel, so…
As Tyre is figured by a large vessel, so are the subject-states by smaller boats which accompany the great ship. These terrified by the storm approach the land. Tyre is hopelessly swallowed up, crew and all, in the midst of the sea. The small crafts escape to shore.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv30, 36 Ashes. They followed the same customs as the Jews.…
Ashes. They followed the same customs as the Jews. (Calmet) --- The latter were ordered to avoid cutting the hair, like them; yet did so, Deuteronomy xiv., and Isaias xxii. 22. (Worthington)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36 So on the downfall of spiritual Babylon (Rev 18:17,…
So on the downfall of spiritual Babylon (Rev 18:17, &c.).
shall stand upon . . . land--being cast out of their ships in which heretofore they prided themselves.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv29, 34, 35, 36 29-31. All those who have charge of other ships…
29-31. All those who have charge of other ships (nations) shall “hiss” in dismay (Davidson, compare 1Ki_9:8) and lament over (not “against”) her, regretting their loss of trade, and perhaps fearing for themselves a like destruction. For the signs of mourning see Eze_7:18; Jos_7:6; Job_2:12; Jer_6:26; Jer_25:34. Professor Morris Jastrow, Jr., has shown that the custom of putting earth or dust upon the head is a very ancient custom among the Semites and is the survival of an act which originally formed part of the burial rites. He reproduces one of the oldest monuments of Babylon in which the corpses of the enemy are seen lying exposed to the vultures, the greatest misfortune that could befall a dead person (compare Appendix, chap. 32), while the dead soldiers of the victorious army are arranged in symmetrical rows beneath a funeral mound of earth. Those who were building the mound (the mourning comrades or relatives) had thrown off all their clothing, excepting a loin girdle of sackcloth, and carried upon their heads their baskets of earth. This custom led in after ages to the tearing or tearing off the garments of the mourners and the placing dust or earth upon their heads. The ashes so often mentioned were probably from the funeral expiatory sacrifice (Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 20:1899).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36 29. All seafaring men raise a lamentation over the…
29. All seafaring men raise a lamentation over the shipwreck of the gallant vessel.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv29, 30, 36 (29) Shall come down from their ships.—The colonies and…
(29) Shall come down from their ships.—The colonies and dependencies of Tyre are, in keeping with the figure, the smaller craft which escape to the shore, and there lament the fall of their mistress.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv29, 32, 35 Vers. 29-31. And all that handle the oar, etc.…
Vers. 29-31. And all that handle the oar, etc. The picture is, perhaps, figurative. As Tyre itself was the great state-ship, so the other ships may stand for the other Phoenician cities that beheld her downfall. Looking to the picture itself, it presents the rowers and others as feeling that, if the great ship had been wrecked, there was little hope of safety for them, and so they leave their ships and stand on the coast wailing. (For casting dust, as a sign of mourning, see Jos_7:6; 1Sa_4:12; Job_2:12, et al.; for "wallowing in the dust," Jer_6:26 Jer_25:34; Mic_1:10-16. For the "baldness" and "sackcloth" of Ver. 31, see Eze_7:18)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv31, 34 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre. The city of Tyre continues to be described as if it were a wrecked ship. (See: Metaphor)
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General Information:
The word "they" in these verses refer to the people mentioned in verses 28 and 29. The words "you" and "your" refer to Tyre.
They will shave their heads bald for you and bind themselves with sackcloth
These are expressions of grieving and mourning. (See: Symbolic Action)
bald
having no hair on the head
They will lift up their wails of lamentation
The abstract noun "lamentation" can be translated using the verb "lament." AT: "They will cry out and lament" (See: Abstract Nouns)
sing dirges
"sing funeral songs"
Who is like Tyre, who has now been brought to silence in the middle of the sea?
This question expects a negative answer and emphasizes Tyre being different from all other cities. It can be expressed as a statement. AT: "No other city is like Tyre, who has now been brought to silence in the middle of the sea." (See: Rhetorical Question)
who has now been brought to silence
This can be expressed in active form. AT: "who its enemies have now silenced" (See: Active or Passive)
When your merchandise went ashore
This can be expressed in active form. AT: "When people brought your merchandise ashore" (See: Active or Passive)
ashore
"onto the land"
you enriched the kings of the earth
"you made the kings of the earth rich"
translationWords
sackcloth
lament
Tyre
people group
king
earth
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v36 27:36 Tyre’s former occupants and her former trading partners…
27:36 Tyre’s former occupants and her former trading partners join the lament for her lost way of life. This panel, like the previous one, ends with the statement that Tyre has come to a horrible end and will exist no more (cp. 26:21).
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